diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c b/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c
index 7508aa416ddb..ca718f63fcbc 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c
@@ -593,5 +593,5 @@ module_init(amd8111_edac_init);
 module_exit(amd8111_edac_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Cao Qingtao <qingtao.cao@windriver.com>\n");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Cao Qingtao <qingtao.cao@windriver.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AMD8111 HyperTransport I/O Hub EDAC kernel module");
diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd8131_edac.c b/drivers/edac/amd8131_edac.c
index 169353710982..28610ba514f4 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd8131_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd8131_edac.c
@@ -354,5 +354,5 @@ module_init(amd8131_edac_init);
 module_exit(amd8131_edac_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Cao Qingtao <qingtao.cao@windriver.com>\n");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Cao Qingtao <qingtao.cao@windriver.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AMD8131 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel EDAC kernel module");